"Therefore, 

don't be afraid of them,

since there is nothing covered that won't be uncovered and nothing hidden that won't be made known.

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. 

What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops."

Matthew 10:26-27 CSB

Jesus is sending out his 12 key people and this intriguing word picture is part of their instructions.

They're being sent into towns and villages in Israel expecting opposition, expecting rejection. 

And Jesus says "don't be afraid" because darkness will become light, covers will come off. 

Is it now?

Or later?

Is he referring to his own resurrection? 

Or something else?

"What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light"

I don't think Jesus is telling them this at night and that they get to talk in the morning. 

Something is going to change.

Jesus experiences ultimate rejection, the rejection of family, friends, society, and is then killed by the Empire. 

And he comes back from rejection, comes back from death itself, and there's a new light. 

A new hope. 

A new way.

Jesus is who he says he is, the light of the world. 

While there still seems to be things covered up, darkness still seems in charge in so many ways, something has changed, and we get to stand in, walk in, speak in the new light that has come. 

And we don't have to be afraid.

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